THE L&D SPONTANEOUS CREATIVITY WALK

By VICTORIA ADEUSI

“They beat my expectations, I thought it was going to be like our regular meeting but what I experienced was beyond what I had imagined”. This was a response from Miss Grace, a 200l student about the Nature walk held by the department’s literary and debating society on 13th October tagged ‘SPONTANEITY’. It is the first time the Literary and Debating Society is holding this kind of event.

The walk started at 11:58 a.m. on Friday with an opening prayer by Mr. Ore, a member of the society. The members started their exploration of Nature from the faculty through the bridge between Faculty Education and the Faculty of Agriculture and made their stop at the Animal Science car park.

The walk wasn’t just about exercising/physical training or beholding nature's beauty alone but also a way to trigger the creative ability of the members of the association. Mr Robert gave a detailed reason behind the walk in an interview he had with the press, “My team and I saw how we might not have been exploring deep Into the essence of the society, and perhaps we may just have been having “textbook” meetings. We thought we could do something different, something that would allow members of the society, first of all, to have a different feel of meetings, see how unforced art should be– hence the theme ‘SPONTANEITY’, and then enjoy the serenity of nature or to put, an environment outside the faculty’s Leather Lounge.”

During the walk, a lot of activities were engaged in by the members such as discussion, lectures, and games. Some of the members also share their past experiences with intriguing things about nature like a suspended lake in Oyo State, a wide hole in a rock, and other similar experiences.

Discussions like how the world came to be, and the importance of soil were explored in this walk. They also had discussions that revolved around the diverse cultures in our country and the characteristics of each tribe which has always been unique to each tribe. L&D is known as an association that focuses on debate, this discussion left them with a question amongst themselves which was titled ‘Which is better, separation or unity among Nigeria Tribes'. Along the line, the president raised a point that debate is not about what is wrong or right but it is more about educating others and learning from the perspectives of others.

The president also gave a lecture to the members about being creative. He further explained that everyone is creative, and each has potential, and emphasized the fact that “what you don’t use, you lose” and that’s why they must make use of their creative ability. He also implored them to dig deep and discover what triggers their creativity.

The discussion among the members revealed the walk was effective as members declared they learned from others’ knowledge and some members were able to give speeches about nature, this revealed the spontaneity of creativity.

The members expressed their fulfilment of the events:

“The walk was amazing, we got to talk about different things and I was able to learn from others’ knowledge. I expect more of this because it is better than being confined in a place for our meetings” a statement by Miss Aanuoluwapo, a 200l student.

Miss Sarah, one of the executive members said “In the beginning, I didn’t know how it would turn out because it is different but in the long run it has given room for bonding among members and it has been spontaneous so far.” She also made known that this is one of their many plans to make their members more creative and they still have many more.

The President acknowledged that the Walk was not futile, but rather productive as every participant had a happy moment, appreciating nature. “I also admired how members tried to make meaning from the things that surrounded them, it shows they saw the essence of the activity.”

The society got back to the faculty at exactly 2:36 p.m. and brought the event to an end by 2:45 p.m.